New County Records of Amphibians and Reptiles from Rains County, Texas

摘要

Rains County, a small county in northeastern Texas, has been overlooked for its amphibian and reptile diversity. Although sufficient habitat exists, many common species remain undocumented. In the spring of 2006, we sampled this county periodically and collected previously unrecorded species for the county (Dixon 2000). These records help fill gaps in the distribution of the regional herpetofauna. Our nomenclature is in accordance with Crother et al. (2000) and identifications were verified by Ronald L. Gutberlet, Jr. Voucher specimens are deposited at the Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center (UTA), University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas.